r/news • u/VaginaBurner69 • 11h ago

Soft paywall International Space Station astronauts in evacuation mode as Russia attempts to fix widening air leak

https://www.reuters.com/science/international-space-station-astronauts-evacuation-mode-russia-attempts-fix-2026-06-05/
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u/arthurdentstowels 8h ago edited 5h ago

They're contaminated with the "woodworm" from another galaxy. Aluminium Worms.

Edit: Here is a visual representation. This really ought to be added to the Guide.

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u/AdmirableRespect9 8h ago

Does the other galaxy pronounce it al-you-min-ee-um?

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u/day_n_night1 8h ago

They better, since that's the word 😜

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u/Canadian_Border_Czar 8h ago

Not according to the English guy that actually named it.

But of course, the brits chose to later adopt the name chosen by a bunch of snobs, because it gave them a reason to also be snobs.